News
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Population growth 'aiding Egypt's property market'
Director of Orascom Housing Communities Omar Elhitamy noted an average of 440,000 new properties need to be constructed each year.
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Egypt finmin expects to get IMF loan by end-June
Finance Minister Mumtaz al-Saeed wants the money to be disbursed before a new president is sworn in at the end of June.
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France Telecom Takes $2 Billion Egyptian Deal to Regulators
Depending on the results of the tender offer, France Telecom’s ownership of Mobinil will be in a range of 66 percent to 95 percent.
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Housing Ministry Defines Conditions of Acquiring Military Units
The number of residential units is 20,000, and they are located in the cities of Helwan and the Burj Al Arab.
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Egypt's army fills Sinai, but business runs as usual
Cairo has reinforced troop levels in the peninsula, but they are few and far between, and smuggling continues apace.
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Egypt consumer confidence falls 2 pct in March: Report
Consumer confidence index slips in March amid growing popular pessimism over Egypt's economic prospects.
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Egypt Ganzouri reviews 10-year plan
The next government could benefit from Japan’s success story in multiplying its national income.
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The labour movement and the future of democracy in Egypt
The actions of the Ultras and the labour movement could determine the future of revolutionary politics of Egypt.
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Military rank-and-file seek share of Arab Spring benefits
Egyptians are tired of senior officers getting wealthy, lower ranks demand better treatment, salaries, and improved conditions and training.
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USAID Struggles to Find Common Ground
Can Egypt benefit from foreign developmental aid without compromising national independence?
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Two Egyptian Parliament Committees Back IMF Loan-Linked Plan
The timeline for implementing an agreement would mean that Egypt would start getting money after the current government leaves.
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ExxonMobil work in Egypt suspended amid strike
As ExxonMobil workers' strike enters its eighth day, Ahram Online visits the affected factory in 10th of Ramadan City.
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Mobinil sponsors Egyptian world traveler
Traveler Ahmed Haggag will visit 156 cities across the world with a message of freedom and love and peace among nations.
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Expansys launches new sites in Asia and Middle East
Online retailer Expansys has launched sites in Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar.
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How citizen video journalists in Egypt are 'pushing at traditional journalism'
Mosireen was the most-viewed non-profit YouTube channel in the world in January - a result of video citizen journalism.
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New mobile rules would only affect new entrants-official
Local landline monopoly Telecom Egypt has a venture with Vodafone that vies with Mobinil for leadership of the mobile phone market.
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Egypt Should Approve new budget: IMF
In a statement following a staff mission to Cairo, the IMF said Egyptian authorities had made progress on their economic program.
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STC, Telecom Egypt develop strategic partnership
Both companies are considered pioneers in telecommunication especially the sea cabling services.
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Egypt Jan mobile phone subscriptios up 27 pct
In January 2011, Egypt's three mobile operators, Etisalat Egypt, Mobinil and the Egyptian unit of Vodafone, had 71.5 million subscriptions.
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Iraq to Increase Egypt Trade to $2bn
Last year the figure reached only $400 million (466 billion IQD), said Kamal Sharif, chairman of the committee tasked with planning the increase.